Historical Investigation Section 2

From IB​This section of the internal assessment task consists of the actual investigation. The internal assessment task provides scope for a wide variety of different types of historical investigation, for example:

The investigation must be clearly and effectively organised. While there is no prescribed format for how this section must be structured, it must contain critical analysis that is focused clearly on the question being investigated, and must also include the conclusion that the student draws from their analysis. In this section, students must use a range of evidence to support their argument. Please note that students can use primary sources, secondary sources, or a mixture of the two.

From Your Instructor

Paragraph 1: First argument from your scope. Use 4-5 pieces of evidence. After each piece of evidence you put your interpretation linking the evidence to the argument.

evidence: this is information that is cited. It’s not just random facts. See attached handout on evidence and arguments.

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link all of the above to your argument (show how this relates to what you are trying to prove, i.e. your thesis). Think “So what?” Why is it important?

Paragraph 2: Counterclaim against your THESIS, not the arguments supporting the thesis. Clearly state. 3-4 pieces of evidence that will prove the counterclaim.

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Now reject the counterclaim. The analysis in this portion needs to question the counterclaim in terms of the thesis.

Paragraph 3: Stongest argument from your scope. Use 5-6 pieces of evidence. After each piece of evidence you put your interpretation linking the evidence to the argument.

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link all of the above to your argument (show how this relates to what you are trying to prove, i.e. your thesis). Think “So what?” Why is it important?

Need a Convulsion Restate your assumption in an arguemenative form\Perhap restate your major arguementsState in the tense that it has be provenDo not bring in any new evidence.